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blondierocket's review
4.0
The second work of poetry for author/actress Amber Tamblyn. I enjoyed the second book so much, and more than the previous. A few years of age can make a big difference in voice and experience and it’s rejuvenating to hear such powerful words coming from someone my age.
There were many amazing works – you can see some examples here – and I wish I had copied some of the lines down before returning the book to the library. This will definitely be one to add to my own collection and I hope to see more works from Amber Tamblyn in the future.
There were many amazing works – you can see some examples here – and I wish I had copied some of the lines down before returning the book to the library. This will definitely be one to add to my own collection and I hope to see more works from Amber Tamblyn in the future.
sb631's review
3.0
3.5 stars
There is no doubt that Amber is very talented. I'm not a huge poetry fan, but i am a fan of Amber so I got the book. Sometimes, poems are just to confusing. While some of Amber's poems were to confusing or didnt make sense, I did really enjoy a few of them and could relate to them. And some were funny.
Some of my favorites include, Dear Demographic, Earthquakes, Subtitles on Children, My Face, Trust Haiku, and Roadkill.
There is no doubt that Amber is very talented. I'm not a huge poetry fan, but i am a fan of Amber so I got the book. Sometimes, poems are just to confusing. While some of Amber's poems were to confusing or didnt make sense, I did really enjoy a few of them and could relate to them. And some were funny.
Some of my favorites include, Dear Demographic, Earthquakes, Subtitles on Children, My Face, Trust Haiku, and Roadkill.
tiffkin's review
5.0
Bang Ditto is Amber Tamblyn's sophmore effort, I can see considerable growth since her first book, Free Stallion. Tamblyn is part of a group of young poets trying to make poetry accessible and relevant to teens and young adults. Although some topics of the poems are very specific to life lived as an actress, the majority are fluid, strong statements about the lives, emotions, and experiences of our generation. Sometimes, hilarious, sometimes sentimental, often wry, Tamblyn's words paint a picture of her life and demonstrate the commonalities in thought and emotion that bridges profession, station in life and in many cases age. She has a way with metaphors and using phrases that paint graphic images that kick you right in the gut.
My one complaint about the book is that I felt the short stories and snippets were lacking the simplistic raw beauty found in her poems. In these it’s as if she’s trying too hard to be funny, instead of painting the picture with carefully chosen words.
My one complaint about the book is that I felt the short stories and snippets were lacking the simplistic raw beauty found in her poems. In these it’s as if she’s trying too hard to be funny, instead of painting the picture with carefully chosen words.
dylansdream's review
5.0
Bang Ditto is almost a direct sequel to Amber Tamblyn's first collection of poems, Free Stallion, in which she tackles the issue of becoming a young woman. when in Bang Ditto she writes what it's like to be a young woman, especially in Hollywood. Amber paints with words forcefully, like she's not afraid to let the trails of her brush show. Her work is raw and powerful, it doesn't hide rage or pain, it shoves them in the readers face, but almost in a gently manner. Amber is a master of metaphors and double meanings. she is a Feminist with the capital F. she is the voice of the women of our generation, and i can't imagine a woman who wouldn't indetify with her words.
"Stop getting wasted and throwing up
your individuality outside of clubs.
There is no fast food to help you cope whit that.
Leave your mark on thw world
with something that can't be chosen from
a tattoo book of Chinese symbols
for the lower back.
Pierce something other than your skin:
When i tell you to think for yourself,
don't give a shot what i say."
from Amber Tamblyn's poem Dear Demographic
"Stop getting wasted and throwing up
your individuality outside of clubs.
There is no fast food to help you cope whit that.
Leave your mark on thw world
with something that can't be chosen from
a tattoo book of Chinese symbols
for the lower back.
Pierce something other than your skin:
When i tell you to think for yourself,
don't give a shot what i say."
from Amber Tamblyn's poem Dear Demographic
satukats's review against another edition
5.0
Bang Ditto is almost a direct sequel to Amber Tamblyn's first collection of poems, Free Stallion, in which she tackles the issue of becoming a young woman. when in Bang Ditto she writes what it's like to be a young woman, especially in Hollywood. Amber paints with words forcefully, like she's not afraid to let the trails of her brush show. Her work is raw and powerful, it doesn't hide rage or pain, it shoves them in the readers face, but almost in a gently manner. Amber is a master of metaphors and double meanings. she is a Feminist with the capital F. she is the voice of the women of our generation, and i can't imagine a woman who wouldn't indetify with her words.
"Stop getting wasted and throwing up
your individuality outside of clubs.
There is no fast food to help you cope whit that.
Leave your mark on thw world
with something that can't be chosen from
a tattoo book of Chinese symbols
for the lower back.
Pierce something other than your skin:
When i tell you to think for yourself,
don't give a shot what i say."
from Amber Tamblyn's poem Dear Demographic
"Stop getting wasted and throwing up
your individuality outside of clubs.
There is no fast food to help you cope whit that.
Leave your mark on thw world
with something that can't be chosen from
a tattoo book of Chinese symbols
for the lower back.
Pierce something other than your skin:
When i tell you to think for yourself,
don't give a shot what i say."
from Amber Tamblyn's poem Dear Demographic
heypretty52's review against another edition
3.0
Not my favorite of her works. Feels too disjointed and slapdash.
satukats's review
5.0
Bang Ditto is almost a direct sequel to Amber Tamblyn's first collection of poems, Free Stallion, in which she tackles the issue of becoming a young woman. when in Bang Ditto she writes what it's like to be a young woman, especially in Hollywood. Amber paints with words forcefully, like she's not afraid to let the trails of her brush show. Her work is raw and powerful, it doesn't hide rage or pain, it shoves them in the readers face, but almost in a gently manner. Amber is a master of metaphors and double meanings. she is a Feminist with the capital F. she is the voice of the women of our generation, and i can't imagine a woman who wouldn't indetify with her words.
"Stop getting wasted and throwing up
your individuality outside of clubs.
There is no fast food to help you cope whit that.
Leave your mark on thw world
with something that can't be chosen from
a tattoo book of Chinese symbols
for the lower back.
Pierce something other than your skin:
When i tell you to think for yourself,
don't give a shot what i say."
from Amber Tamblyn's poem Dear Demographic
"Stop getting wasted and throwing up
your individuality outside of clubs.
There is no fast food to help you cope whit that.
Leave your mark on thw world
with something that can't be chosen from
a tattoo book of Chinese symbols
for the lower back.
Pierce something other than your skin:
When i tell you to think for yourself,
don't give a shot what i say."
from Amber Tamblyn's poem Dear Demographic
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